Principles in health economics and policy: distributing health care

This book is a concise and compact introduction to health economics and policy. It introduces the subject of economics, explains the fundamental failures in the market for health care and discusses the concepts of equity and fairnesswhen applied to health and health care. Written for students and health professionals with no background in economics, the book provides a policy-oriented approach, emphasising the application of economic analysis to universal healthpolicy issues Exploring key questions currently facing health policy makers across the globe it asks: how should society intervene in the determinants thataffect health?; how should health care be financed?; how should health care providers be paid?, and how should alternative health care programmes be evaluated when setting priorities? With exercises and suggested further reading lists at the end of each chapter, Principles in Health Economics and Policy, 2nd edition is an ideal resource for students and health professionals. It is the perfect place to find a clear and concise policy relevant introduction to the application of health economics to health care funding from a unique economics perspective that cannot be found anywhere else.

• ISBN: 978-0-19-923781-4
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés